guǎnshì fúwù

    Meaning:

    “莞” here refers to Dongguan, a city near Shenzhen in southern Guangdong Province, “式” means “style,” and “服务” means “service.” The term “Dongguan-style service” is a euphemism for a set of standard-procedure services provided by sex workers to clients in Dongguan. The city, a manufacturing powerhouse full of migrants, has long been famous for its booming underground sex industry and recently became the target of a nationwide anti-vice campaign.

    Example:

    A: 这个周末我们公司开会，我不回来了。

    Zhègè zhōumò wǒmen gōngsī kāihuì, wǒ bù huílái le。

    Our company will organize a meeting out of town this weekend, so I’ll not be home.

    B: 去哪里？

    Qù nǎlǐ?

    Where are you heading for?

    A: 东莞。

    Dōngguǎn。

    Dongguan.

    B: 去哪里不好？你们不是去享受莞式服务吧？

    Qù nǎlǐ bùhǎo? Nǐmen bùshì qù xiǎngshòu guǎnshì fúwù ba?

    Why not somewhere else? Are you not going to enjoy some “Dongguan-style service?”

    A: 我们就是开会，主要因为东莞酒店住宿便宜。再说，现在不是严打扫黄吗？

    Wǒmen jìushì kāihuì, zhǔyào yīnwèi dōngguǎn jǐudiàn zhùsù piányi。Zàishuō, xiànzài bùshì yándǎ sǎohuáng ma?

    We are just having a meeting, and choose Dongguan because of the cheap room rates for hotels. And, just a heads up, isn’t there a harsh campaign against prostitution now?